Missouri to Kansas

Distance from Kansas City to Overland Park

Straight-line distance

18.0mi

Kansas City, MO and Overland Park, KS are 18.0 miles (28.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Kansas City, the shortest path starts out heading SSW (205°).

kilometers
28.9
nautical miles
15.6
heading from Kansas City
205° SSW
heading from Overland Park
25° NNE
Kansas CityOverland Park

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Kansas City is from Overland Park

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Kansas City and Overland Park is 18.0 miles, 28.9 km or 15.6 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 18.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
18.0
Kilometers
28.9
Nautical miles
15.6
Bearing from Kansas City
204.8° SSW
Bearing arriving at Overland Park
204.7°
Bearing from Overland Park
24.7° NNE

Halfway between Kansas City and Overland Park

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.007121, -94.620567 (39°00'25.64"N 94°37'14.04"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Mission Hills, KS, with 3,521 residents, 0.5 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Kansas City gets 14 h 55 min of daylight and Overland Park 14 h 54 min; on December 21, 9 h 25 min and 9 h 26 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Kansas City has 2.5 times the population of Overland Park. From July 2020 to July 2024, Kansas City changed by +1.6% and Overland Park by +2.5%. The trip crosses from Missouri into Kansas.

  1. 01Kansas City, MO516,032 (+1.6%)
  2. 02Overland Park, KS202,893 (+2.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Kansas City from Overland Park?

18.0 miles, 28.9 km or 15.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Overland Park from Kansas City?

SSW. The great-circle path leaves Kansas City on a bearing of 204.8° and arrives at Overland Park on 204.7°. The return trip starts on 24.7°.

What is halfway between Kansas City and Overland Park?

The midpoint is at 39.007121, -94.620567. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Mission Hills, KS, 0.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Kansas City and Overland Park?

Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Kansas City or Overland Park?

Kansas City, with 516,032 residents in July 2024 against 202,893 for Overland Park, 2.5 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

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